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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2007
Applicants:
Itzhak Shemer, Haifa, IL;
Yuval Mika, Closter, NJ (US);
Benny Rousso, Rishon-LeZion, IL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Impulse Dynamics NV, Curacao, AN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/362 (2006.01); A61N 1/368 (2006.01); A61N 1/32 (2006.01); A61N 1/365 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/3627 (2013.01); A61N 1/368 (2013.01); A61N 1/36585 (2013.01); A61N 1/32 (2013.01); A61N 1/36542 (2013.01); A61N 1/36557 (2013.01); A61N 1/36564 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is provided for use with a human subject. The method includes accessing a cardiac site via a vena cava of the subject, and alleviating heart failure of the subject by applying to the cardiac site, during a refractory period of the site, a refractory-period signal that affects the left ventricle of the subject's heart. Other embodiments are also described.